"Guess so," Hibiki said cheerfully, "I was actually thinking we should talk. About your sensei, Yomi."

Kaori flicked her eyes toward Hibiki as he mentioned the legendary Blind Samurai, the one who taught Yomi everything he knows... "Is he alive?" she asked with interest.

Hibiki slowly nodded, "We couldn't find a thing in his dojo, only a strange marking on the floor in blood. The blood of an Imperial soldier, I think - there was a body outside the place completely drained. It was strange... But I think I saw him walking away from our burning town, slowly as ever in Edo's direction. We couldn't get to him as the battle was so harsh."

Kaori turned her gaze back to the bar and drank up, "I'd figure he got lost or something then."